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Pentagon: 140 US Troops Wounded in War, 8 Severely

108 troops injured since start of Iran war have already returned to duty, Parnell says

(Newser) - The Pentagon is offering the clearest tally yet of US casualties as the 11-day-old war with Iran grinds on. About 140 American service members have been wounded since fighting began, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said Tuesday in an emailed statement, per Stars and Stripes . Parnell said the vast majority of...

Iran Security Leader Issues a Personal Warning to Trump

Don't 'get eliminated yourself,' senior security official Ali Larijani cautioned Trump in online post

(Newser) - Iran's war of words with Washington just escalated alongside a sharp squeeze on global oil. Responding to President Trump's warning that any Iranian move to stymie oil traffic through the Strait of Hormuz would bring US retaliation "twenty times harder," senior security official Ali Larijani wrote...

Hegseth: Iran Is in for 'Most Intense Day'

Defense secretary promises heavy action as Iran missile launches continue to decline

(Newser) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Tuesday's action against Iran will mark the heaviest US aerial assault since the conflict began 10 days ago. Speaking at the Pentagon alongside Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Dan Caine, Hegseth said Iran "stands alone" and is "badly losing," claiming Tehran has launched its fewest missiles...

Ukraine's New Leverage With US: Drone Expertise

Zelensky sends interceptor drones, experts after request from US in the Iranian war

(Newser) - Perhaps no country on earth has become as adept at shooting down enemy drones as Ukraine because of its war with Russia. Now that the US is facing essentially the same drones in the Iran war, Volodymyr Zelensky's nation is sending interceptor drones and a team of experts to...

Munitions for Iran Strikes Ran $5.6B in First Two Days

Lawmakers, allies worry about the rate precision weapons, are being used

(Newser) - The opening barrage of US strikes on Iran consumed an estimated $5.6 billion in munitions over two days, three officials told Congress on Monday. The estimate is intensifying concerns on Capitol Hill over how quickly the attacks are drawing down advanced weapons stocks, the Washington Post reports, as well...

Trump: Iran Would Have Attacked 'Within a Week'

He says war will be over 'pretty soon'

(Newser) - At a news conference Monday, President Trump was asked about his comments earlier in the day in which he told a reporter that the war was "very complete," while the Pentagon said on social media: "We Have Only Just Begun to Fight." Trump was asked whether...

Trump: Iran War Is 'Pretty Much' Complete

He says it's 'very far ahead of schedule'

(Newser) - President Trump suggested Monday that the war in Iran could be nearing the finish line. "I think the war is very complete, pretty much," he told CBS News correspondent Weijia Jiang. "They have no navy, no communications, they've got no air force. Their missiles are down...

7th Soldier Killed in Iran War Mourned as 'American Hero'

Sgt. Benjamin Pennington 'was basically the quintessential all-American'

(Newser) - The Pentagon has identified the seventh US service member killed in the war with Iran as 26-year-old Army Sgt. Benjamin Pennington of Glendale, Kentucky. Officials say Pennington was gravely injured on March 1 in an Iranian strike on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia and died Sunday from his...

It's the 'Biggest Disruption in World History' of Oil

Wall Street Journal analysis looks at the unprecedented 'squeeze' now underway

(Newser) - The Wall Street Journal pulls back for a 30-000-foot view of the Iran war's effect on the world's energy supply, under the sobering headline, "The Long-Feared Persian Gulf Oil Squeeze Is Upon Us." Tehran has essentially closed the Strait of Hormuz, meaning no crude is getting...

Hegseth: Iran War Is 'Bringing Your Enemy to Their Knees'

Defense secretary says US strikes will intensify until Iran's capabilities collapse

(Newser) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the outcome in Iran is already set: capitulation, whether Tehran says the word or not. In an interview with CBS' 60 Minutes , Hegseth said US strikes had hit roughly 3,000 targets in Iran as of Friday and warned the campaign is "only just...

Video Suggests US Strike Hit Girls' School in Iran

Clip shows Tomahawk missile hitting adjacent naval base about the same time

(Newser) - The evidence is mounting that an American missile errantly struck an elementary school in Iran where authorities say 175 people, many of them children, were killed. Video published Sunday by Iran's semiofficial Mehr News Agency and authenticated by the New York Times and the Washington Post shows an American...

What We Know About Iran&#39;s New Supreme Leader
Iran's New Leader Seen
as 'Most Dangerous Man'
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Mar 9, 2026 6:46 AM CDT

Iran's New Leader Seen as 'Most Dangerous Man'

Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, is thought to be more hardline than his late father

(Newser) - Iran has a new supreme leader, and his ascension to the post doesn't appear to bode well for a quick end to the war. Iran's Assembly of Experts picked Mojtaba Khamenei , the 56-year-old son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after the latter was killed by airstrikes. A quick look:...

Fox: Sorry About Picture of Hatless Trump at Ceremony

POTUS wore baseball cap while attending dignified transfer ceremony for fallen soldiers

(Newser) - Fox News apologized for airing old video of a hatless President Trump during coverage Sunday of his attendance at the dignified transfer ceremony for US soldiers killed in the Middle East war, insisting it was an honest mistake. In a polarized time, some online critics suggested without evidence that it...

Iran Picks Mojtaba Khamenei to Succeed His Father as Leader

Trump, who wanted somebody else, says new ruler won't last long without US approval

(Newser) - Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of the Iranian supreme leader killed in an allied airstrike , will succeed his father, state media reported Monday. The announcement early Monday was made in a statement from top clerics. The selection of the 56-year-old by the 88-member Assembly of Experts suggests the government wants continuity...

Service Member Dies of Injuries, Pentagon Says

Death toll among US armed forces reaches 7

(Newser) - Another US service member has died of wounds suffered in the fighting with Iran, the Pentagon announced Sunday, raising the American military death toll to seven. US Central Command said the service member, whose name has not been released pending family notification, was wounded on March 1 in an Iranian...

Iran Calls for an Explanation Before Considering a Ceasefire

Next leader will be chosen soon, foreign minister says, without Trump's input

(Newser) - Before his country would consider agreeing to a ceasefire with the US and Israel, Iran's foreign minister said Sunday, "they have to explain why they started this aggression." Appearing on NBC's Meet the Press, Abbas Araghchi said the allies started "this war unprovoked, unwarranted, illegally....

They Bet Khamenei Would Be &#39;Out&#39; but Saw Payout Evaporate
They Bet Khamenei Would Be
'Out' but Saw Payout Evaporate
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Mar 8, 2026 7:30 AM CDT

They Bet Khamenei Would Be 'Out' but Saw Payout Evaporate

Kalshi refunds all fees, bets tied to Khamenei market

(Newser) - Prediction market Kalshi dangled what looked like a big win, then yanked it back, some bettors complain. After news broke of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's killing, users who had wagered he'd be "out as Supreme Leader" by April saw green check marks on their screens—until Kalshi froze...

Iranian Oil Depot Erupts in Fireball After Strike
Iranian Oil Depot Erupts
in Fireball After Strike
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Mar 7, 2026 5:25 PM CST

Iranian Oil Depot Erupts in Fireball After Strike

Trump says he won't use Kurds as Netanyahu tells Israel it has 'many more targets' to hit

(Newser) - An oil depot in southern Tehran erupted in flames late Saturday night, after an attack that state media blamed on the US and Israel, as Iran pressed its retaliatory strikes by directing missiles and drones at Arab states on the Persian Gulf. Tehran residents reported hearing a huge explosion and...

For Decades, Israel Tracked Khameini. Finally, They Struck

Long-game operation involved hacked traffic cameras in Tehran, 'pattern of life' dossiers

(Newser) - Israel didn't just get lucky when it managed to kill Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei: It had been digitally circling his compound for decades. In a detailed reconstruction by the Financial Times , sources describe a long game built on hacked Tehran traffic cameras, deeply penetrated mobile networks, and...

Report: Trump Privately Mulling Sending Ground Troops to Iran

White House pushes back on NBC report about possible small, strategic deployment

(Newser) - President Trump has been talking privately about putting a limited number of US troops on the ground in Iran , multiple current and former US officials tell NBC News . According to those sources, Trump has floated deploying a small, targeted contingent rather than launching a large-scale ground invasion. The discussions, said...

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